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Qima Bygg Arena
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) Bertil Stålberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alfreds Norkus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Ove Blomkvist in the 3rd minute of the match. When Kosova IF's Sebastian Lindell in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Qima's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute, Axel Jernberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sten Pihlberg. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Ove Blomkvist in the 16th minute of play forced Qima's goalkeeper Alfreds Norkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Ove Blomkvist in the 18th minute of play forced Qima's goalkeeper Alfreds Norkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Qima getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Aaron Mattsson hit a great ball. After 19 played minutes, Kosova IF's Jörgen Engström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alfreds Norkus came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kosova IF reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Ove Blomkvist in the 20th minute of play forced Qima's goalkeeper Alfreds Norkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sten Pihlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertil Stålberg in the 22nd minute of play. Alfreds Norkus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Ove Blomkvist in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Bengt Söderquist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 31 minutes of play, Qima's Bertil Stålberg made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sten Pihlberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the game, Sebastian Lindell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kosova IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Qima the free kick. Alfreds Norkus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Lindell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Sven-Ove Blomkvist made a precise shot to the right of Alfreds Norkus. Qima's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After some careless play in the Qima defense, Sven-Ove Blomkvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfreds Norkus. The Qima fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfreds Norkus should have stopped the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sven-Ove Blomkvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sven-Ove Blomkvists short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Alfreds Norkus to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 53 minutes into the match, Kosova IF's goal looked a bit too open when Arman Skager came free, but Sten Pihlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sven-Ove Blomkvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Alfreds Norkus made a huge save. In the 56th match minute, Kosova IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agne Hellbom to maneuver through the defense. Qima's Alfreds Norkus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Lindell in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute of the match, Sven-Ove Blomkvist got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alfreds Norkus was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Engström in the 62nd minute of play forced Qima's goalkeeper Alfreds Norkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfreds Norkus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Ove Blomkvist in the 63rd minute. A hard shot 63 in the game by Sven-Ove Blomkvist from a close distance when the talented Alfreds Norkus managed to make a qualified save. Qima's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sven-Ove Blomkvist got free with Alfreds Norkus in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Qima's Alfreds Norkus got control of the ball when Sven-Ove Blomkvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sven-Ove Blomkvist's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Alfreds Norkus skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 74 minutes into the match, Sebastian Lindell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfreds Norkus. Qima's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Lindell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Alfreds Norkus was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Robin Nyström. Alfreds Norkus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Ove Blomkvist in the 78th minute. Sten Pihlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Jernberg in the 85th minute of the match. Jörgen Engström kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Alfreds Norkus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Ove Blomkvist in the 88th minute. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Lindell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfreds Norkus was relentless in the 97th minute of the game.